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Encounter the perennial truths of the faith as they are applied to questions of culture and various professions and academic disciplines. While the faith is changeless, it is also remarkably flexible, speaking to unique challenges from one generation to the next.
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Medical Providers: Missionaries of Redemptive Suffering

Medical providers are given great influence over those whom they serve. Their patients often cling to the words they say, particularly when anxious about a diagnosis or treatment plan.
Prime Matters
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Life More than Legacy

Legacies on earth are powerful and important. Yet what is more important are the realities that last beyond the memories of this lifetime.
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The Return of Stonehenge

Many people are actively seeking a connection with something greater than themselves. What a gift it would be for them to encounter the promise of eternal life given by Christ.
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Commentary

Catholics at Mass

A Kingship Not of This World

The kingdom Jesus has founded is a real kingdom, a visible polity, a social organization – but it will not be founded on or extend itself by worldly means.
Msgr. James P. Shea
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The Difficult Yet Noble Art of Politics

Like any art, politics can become excellent or even beautiful. We must strengthen our habits, know our history, cherish our traditions, and build up our institutions.
Dr. Kevin Walker
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‘Mostly Dead’ is ‘Still Alive’

A possible upcoming revision to the Uniform Declaration of Death Act could subjectivize the all-important issue of when a human being is truly dead.
Dr. Christopher A. DeCock
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Q&A

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Facing Life's Hurdles

National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame Coach Dale Brown explains the four major hurdles all of us face in our lives.
Dale Brown
Rev. Craig Vasek
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Virtue and Mental Health

What does virtue have to do with mental health? A psychologist explains.
Dr. Paul Vitz
Rev. Craig Vasek
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The God of Faith and Science with Stephen Barr and David Ronderos

Dr. Stephen Barr explores questions of faith and science, God and nature in an insightful conversation with Dr. David Ronderos.
Dr. Stephen Barr
Dr. David Ronderos
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Harmonizing the Temporal Order

Weekly learning with the Weekly Update

Encounter a summary of the week's events presented through the Catholic imaginative vision and receive insights into upcoming Mass readings.